Temperature
5892 K
5541.8 to 6071
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Kepler-1406
Unclassified star • 572.4 pc
Records
9
literature rows
Planets
1
system count
References
10
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 137483383
Approximate color
from effective temperature
Canonical Summary
Adopted host values from one source row
Values come from the row with the most populated summary measurements. Missing values stay missing. Ranges and counts describe all source rows.
Stellar source: Morton et al. 2016 • System source: TICv8
Mass
1.05 Msun
0.94 to 1.05
Radius
1.12 Rsun
1.09 to 1.15
Age
5.01 Gyr
4.80 to 5.01
Distance
572.4 pc
single adopted value
Planets
1
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 1.12 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-1406
1.12 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
1 planets linked to this host
Kepler-1406 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2016
Period
11.63 days
Radius
1.10 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-1406 and Its Earth-Like Planet
Kepler-1406 is a star located 1870 light-years away. It hosts one planet. The star is estimated to be 5.01 billion years old, with a mass of 1.05 solar masses and a radius of 1.12 solar radii. Its temperature is 5890 K. The star's reported mass and radius estimates are larger than the Sun's, and its reported temperature is hotter than the Sun's.
The planet in this system is Kepler-1406 b, discovered in 2016 by the transit method, in which a planet passes in front of its star from our viewpoint and causes a small dip in observed brightness. Repeated dips help establish orbital periods. Kepler-1406 b completes an orbit every 11.6 days and has a radius of 1.1 Earth radii. That radius places it in the Earth-like size class, which covers planets up to 1.5 times Earth's radius.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
9
Stellar refs
9
System refs
1
Distancestable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agedisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6071 | 1.03 | 1.12 | 4.80 | — | — | 572.4 | Q1-Q8 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5822 | — | 1.15 | — | — | — | 572.4 | Latham et al. 2005 | TICv8 |
| 5892 | 1.05 | 1.12 | 5.01 | — | — | 572.4 | Morton et al. 2016 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 572.4 | Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5721 | 0.94 | 1.13 | — | — | — | 572.4 | Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 5541.8 | — | — | — | — | — | 572.4 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| 6060 | 0.96 | 1.09 | — | — | — | 572.4 | Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6060 | 0.96 | 1.09 | — | — | — | 572.4 | Q1-Q12 KOI Table | TICv8 |
| 6060 | 0.96 | 1.09 | — | — | — | 572.4 | Q1-Q16 KOI Table | TICv8 |